Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity

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NR 1956 · 100 min · ★ 6.7 · Adventure, Drama

A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found. A remake of Five Came Back (1939).

Directed by John Farrow · Written by Richard Carroll

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